
Austin’s downtown: 277 places in a five-minute walk
1,047 places in Austin: 89 places to eat and drink, 103 shops, 82 things to do and 14 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
What kind of places does Austin have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
Where Austin gathers
277 of Austin’s 1,047 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St N.
82 things to do
30 parks & outdoors, 20 fitness & sports, 18 history & landmarks. Local spots first.
YMCA of Austin, MN
Twin Towers Apartments
Lincoln Apartments
89 places to eat & drink
62 restaurants, 13 cafés & treats, 12 bars & breweries. Local spots first.
103 shops
23 home & hardware, 14 clothing, 9 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.
14 places to stay
14 hotels & inns. Local spots first.
603 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
156 schools, churches & public places
Where Austin learns, worships and gets things done.
Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Austin neighbors.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.